- Dec
- 04
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Let’s shoot some bugs!
I just got a new case for my iPhone 3G. I present to you Clarifi by Griffin. I know I know, I’m not proud of this, but this will be my 5th case… :/ Nothing seems to last.
It looks really slick and I recommend this product to anyone. A camera phone is sooo useful. I use it for ... (1) to take a picture of documents that I’m to lazy to write down. (2) hmmm… where did we park our car? (3) This is the before… and ...after pictures. I bet there are more… what do you use your camera phone for?
Oh! I also got a Kensington Battery Pack and Charger. So that a certain someone does not complain why my phone goes straight to the answering machine. ha ha ha!
- Dec
- 01
Monday, December 1st, 2008
Christmas is Near!
OMG! Time just zoomed by! Don’t you think so? The month of December is filled with gift-giving, gift-buying, parties after parties, and finally… the new year!
I’m gonna have to sneak in ice skating and snowboarding on the to-do list. I wonder if well have a white Christmas. For now, I’m putting together my holiday iTunes playlist.
- Nov
- 30
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Olympus 1030SW - Finally!
I got this camera a long while ago in February when it first came out as a birthday gift to myself. The Olympus Stylus 1030SW is a 10.1 megapixel camera that is shock-proof, water-proof, crush-proof, freeze-proof… just almost any proof! This is just what I needed, something durable and mike-proof…as my things don’t seem to last with my activities such as biking, snowboarding, going to the beach and etc… just name it - and it delivers! It survived! Until...oh here it comes… the lens cover fell off and the salinity of the ocean and the sand wore off the black paint. So now I have a silver version - great! The camera still works!
Knowing how I break things, I got the 3-year warranty. phew! I sent it in and B&H and they fixed it, adding a new housing and making it look all brand new. Yehey! So happy! It hasn’t seen it’s last adventure yet.
I really like this camera. It has a 3MP hi-speed rapid multiple shot ability. You can also take really wide shots directly with its built-in panoramic mode. The image stabilization is amazing. I take a picture while shaking the camera and it still comes out great! As for video, its 30fps capture just got updated with a new firmware!!! Finally! Using an 2GB M+ xD Picture Card, I’m no longer limited to the 10 second limitation when recording. Now, I can record 18 minutes and 44 seconds straight on a 2GB card. Before this, I was only using 15fps at VGA (640x480) which was inadequate for our snowboarding videos - we want to capture every second of the action!
All-in-all, good job Olympus! Now, if only I can get a 4GB-32GB xD card…
- Nov
- 26
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Fun Memories in the Snow
This is one of our trip last winter season. Hehehe. We're just a bunch of snow bunnies... This video cracks me up.
- Nov
- 24
Monday, November 24th, 2008
First Trip :: Mt. Snow
So here’s the video of our first trip to Mt. Snow via emiliosskishop.com on 11/23/08
We got up at 3AM and took the bus at 4:30AM in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. From there it took 4 hours to get to Mt. Snow. It was a good day and I got to test my new baby, a 147cm 2008 Ride Kink Snowboard. It’s awesome, light, and easy to maneuver -I didnt have to adust it much. I’m a goofy rider with 15 degrees on both leg.
This video is also done with my new Powershot A1000 IS Camera. It handled alright. You just need to make sure you have warm batteries, and the standard AA batteries are easy to pop in and out. *ahem* that’s what she said… (inside j/k) So we went riding from 10AM - 3:30PM. *ahem* nvm. It felt shorter booohoo *ahem* They need to have an external battery! That’s all I have to say. I’m happy I didn’t break it.
I still have aches and pains, but those will go away. I can’t wait for the next time! You can also view the iphone-friendly version of this video : click here